Love Letters to Baghdad

To our many friends in Baghdad, still reeling from last week’s attack—the worst bombing in more than a decade…

To those who sifted through burned out wreckage of cars and buildings, looking for their loved ones, nearly 300 of whom perished that night…

To our colleagues who lost brothers and friends in the attack…

To all who have grown weary of violence, whose hearts ache for peace, who wondered where the rest of the world was while Baghdad mourned…

We are with you. We have not forgotten you.

We asked our supporters around the world to show their solidarity with you. Some prayed. Some sent messages of support. Some showed up at vigils to honor the dead. They all wanted you to know the same thing: